Upcoming Events and Classes
Arts & Craft Studio at 2 E. Liberty Ave. Carlisle PA
At Happy Go Creative Studio we offer creative classes for adults, children, and families!
Engaging in handcrafts reduces stress & anxiety, stimulates creativity, and builds concentration.
Come get creative with us!
Adult Learn To Crochet Series
Learn to crochet all the basic stitches plus a few more in this fun learn-to-crochet series! We will be making a “chaos crochet” scarf over the 4-week series. This is an idea that’s been popular on social media lately and I think is a perfect way to practice stitches. Participants will receive a crochet bag & yarn, and hooks to keep and practice at home.
Enrollment Open: Watercolor Social Club (Runs September-December)
This series will be led by Summer Malpass (Key On Paper) who will guide you each class through a different watercolor skill. Don’t sweat if you miss a class, you’ll be able to jump right into the next.
Enrollment Open: Book Lovers Social Craft Club (For Adults) (Runs September-December)
Think of this as an alternative style book club with no pressure to read any particular book every month. Participants will gather together for a book-related craft and will have the opportunity to share with others what they’ve been reading and walk away with some new recommendations.
Enrollment Open: Creative Women Social Club (Runs September-December)
Whether you’d like to meet new connections or put a standing friend date on the calendar, join us for these creative gatherings where we will explore a new beginner-level craft project each month, while connecting with other creative women.
Enrollment Open: Elementary Art & Friendship Club (Runs Sept - December)
This is a weekly creative gathering for elementary children to get creative and to connect with peers. Enrollment is for the semester, which runs September 8th-December 15th, excluding the week of Thanksgiving.
Enrollment Open: Tween and Teen Crochet Club (5th grade & up) (Runs September-December)
This is a weekly gathering for tweens who want to learn and practice crochet while building friendships. We will learn new stitches and projects, as well as spend time on our own projects. Hook and yarn provided. Complete beginner to experienced welcome.
Enrollment is for the semester, which runs September 8th-December 15th, excluding the week of Thanksgiving.
Enrollment Open For Mosaic Microschool
Does your child thrive in small learning communities, with lots of creativity, hands-on projects, and support? Our Mosaic Microschool Program is a creative, secular, neuro-affirming, and identity-inclusive learning community for children ages 7-10. Our days run 9:30-3pm, Monday - Thursday & cover geography, world cultures, student led inquiry, hands-on science, plus math and ELA at student level.
Enrollment Open For School's Out Craft Camp
Tired of the headache of figuring out childcare when schools are closed?
Send your child to our School’s Out Elementary Craft Camp! We’ll use our creativity with arts and crafts, play games, build friendships, and explore downtown Carlisle.
2026-2027 Camps will run from 8:30am-5:00pm, with flexible pickup and drop off times.
Your family can utilize camp for the hours that work for you! Many kids come 9-3pm. Do whatever works for you!
Our camps serve families in the Carlisle Area School District (CASD) and surrounding areas.
Mother's Day Crafternoon
Mother’s Day Crafternoon: A Space to Create & Celebrate
Mother’s Day can hold many different meanings—it’s a day for celebration, for memory, for honoring those who nurture us, or simply for finding a moment of peace. Whatever the day feels like for you, we invite you to join us in the studio for a warm, creative afternoon.
This event is open to all ages (who are able to sit and focus on a project through completion.) Whether you’re joining us with a mom or mom-figure, creating a handmade gift for someone special, or honoring a cherished memory through art, you are welcome here.
How It Works
$35 per person: Choose one featured project and enjoy tea, hot cocoa, or coffee while you create.
Keep Creating: If one project isn't enough, you can add any additional project for $15.
The Project Menu
Pressed Flower Frames: Select a 5x7 frame from our collection. Use our design templates, create your own botanical arrangement, or bring a personal photo to frame with beautiful pressed blooms.
Play with Resin: Explore our variety of molds to cast a one-of-a-kind piece of jewelry or a custom keychain. It’s a tactile, mesmerizing process with a beautiful, polished result.
Air Plant Terrariums: Layer vibrant colored sand and miniature accents to build a tiny, thriving world for a resilient air plant.
Come as you are, stay for the creativity, and leave with something made from the heart.
Bunny Acrylic Paint Class
$35.00
Join us for a laid-back, beginner-friendly acrylic painting session where we’ll be recreating a charming, whimsical bunny!
Whether you’re a seasoned artist or haven't touched a brush since grade school, this class is all about fun, not perfection. We’ll guide you step-by-step through mixing colors and layering textures to bring your long-eared friend to life on canvas.
What to Expect:
Great Vibes: A relaxed atmosphere and a friendly and helpful instructor.
Step-by-Step Guidance: No "drawing skills" required—we’ll have your canvas sketched.
Everything Provided: We supply the canvas, paints, and brushes.
Ages: Adults and children (with enrolled adult participant) able to follow instructions and maintain focus on the project ~8+.
Butterfly Watercolor
6pm-8pm
Interested in learning some beginner friendly watercolor techniques in a supportive and positive environment? Join Summer of Key on Paper to teach you some fun watercolor butterflies! You take home a wonderful butterfly and some new skills to use at home.
All materials included
Everyone above the age of 12 is welcome
Greeting Card Watercolor With Summer (Keys On Paper)
6pm-8pm
Join us for a beginner-friendly watercolor card class, designed for those looking to explore their creative side in a relaxed and enjoyable setting. During this class, you will have the opportunity to create five unique cards, perfect for spring holidays and upcoming events. This class is a great way to learn new skills while preparing thoughtful, handmade cards for your loved ones.
All materials included!
Everyone above the age of 12 is welcome!
Book Bedazzle Workshop
Give your favorite read a custom glow-up! Bring a book from your personal collection—whether it’s a well-loved paperback or a fresh hardcover—and we’ll provide the rest to help you turn it into a shimmering statement piece.
It’s a low-key, creative session where you can hang out and decorate your covers exactly how you want them.
What’s Included:
The Sparkle Station: We’ve got the gems, crystals, charms, and precision glues ready to go.
Creative Freedom: Go for a subtle shimmer or a full-on maximalist masterpiece.
Expert Tips: We’ll show you how to apply accents so they actually stay put.
Just remember to bring your own book! Everything else is on us.
All Ages
Valentine's Day Art Cafe
Join us for a creative art date this Valentine’s Day!
Bring a friend, a partner, your family, or come on your own and get creative with us at our “choose your project” Art Cafe! We have many projects to choose from!
Paint Your Partner Acrylic Workshop with Owlfeathers Watercolor
Join Summer from Owlfeathers Watercolor at Happy Go Creative in Carlisle, PA for this hilarious date night or girl’s night out where you will laugh your way through attempting to paint one another!
Sense of humor required!
Open for Painting And Shopping During Carlisle's Ice Arts Fest!
Join us for Carlisle’s Ice Arts Fest!
Come see our ice sculpture and warm up inside the studio for shopping and watercolor painting. We’ll be offering self-guided winter watercolor for $10 each.
Open:
Friday, February 6th, 4-8pm
Saturday, February 7th, 10-8pm
Owlfeathers Watercolor Class: Christmas Tree Watercolor Workshop
Join Summer from Owlfeathers Watercolor at Happy Go Creative in Carlisle, PA for this beginner-friendly watercolor workshop where you can paint cheerful Christmas trees! This workshop consists of both group and small group individualized instruction.
This workshop is:
Beginner Friendly
No prior experience needed.
All supplies included.
Positive and Encouraging Atmosphere
Open to all ages able to follow instruction.
BYOB + Snacks!
Paper Size: 9x12
Unlike most painting workshops, at Owlfeathers Watercolor we do not rely on copy-after-me style instruction. Rather, we believe everyone is capable of creating unique artwork when taught the foundational techniques and skills in small group lessons, and then encouraged and supported by one-on-one individualized instruction.
Students will view paintings from at least 4-5 artists, and sometimes even prior students showing different ways the same technique or theme might be expressed through watercolor. Students are able to draw inspiration from provided artist examples, a personal photo, or their own imagination! As a result, no two paintings will be alike, as everyone finds their own artist's voice!
Questions? Please don’t hesitate to reach out owlfeatherswatercolor@gmail.com | 717-494-2084
Owlfeathers Watercolor Class: Christmas Cards Watercolor Workshop
Join Summer from Owlfeathers Watercolor at Happy Go Creative in Carlisle, PA for this beginner-friendly watercolor workshop where you can paint cheerful Christmas cards! This workshop consists of both group and small group individualized instruction.
This workshop is:
Beginner Friendly
No prior experience needed.
All supplies included.
Positive and Encouraging Atmosphere
Card Size: A2
Unlike most painting workshops, at Owlfeathers Watercolor we do not rely on copy-after-me style instruction. Rather, we believe everyone is capable of creating unique artwork when taught the foundational techniques and skills in small group lessons, and then encouraged and supported by one-on-one individualized instruction.
Students will view paintings from at least 4-5 artists, and sometimes even prior students showing different ways the same technique or theme might be expressed through watercolor. Students are able to draw inspiration from provided artist examples, a personal photo, or their own imagination! As a result, no two paintings will be alike, as everyone finds their own artist's voice!
Questions? Please don’t hesitate to reach out owlfeatherswatercolor@gmail.com | 717-494-2084
Kids Make A Gift Workshop/Benefit
Send your child (ages 5+) to Happy Go Creative Studio to make loved ones a creative handmade gift.
During each reservation, children will be able to make TWO gifts & TWO Cards.
$5 from each ticket will be donated to Project Share, a non-profit in Carlisle working to reduce food insecurity for neighbors in the greater Carlisle area.
*Dates may be added as these fill up
Paint Night! Countdown To Christmas
Paint Night! Countdown To Christmas (Friday, 11/21 @ 6pm)
$50.00
Join us for a fun paint night where everyone will be creating their very own Countdown To Christmas 11×14 wooden sign. We will provide the stencil and everything you need.
You can personalize “The _____ Family” with your family name or someone’s first name during checkout.
Men's Make & Meet
Men's Make & Meet (November 20, 2025 at 6pm)
$35.00
Join us for our first Men’s Make & Meet.
Men need connection too, but it can be difficult to meet new guys outside of a bar scene.
If you are a guy looking to meet other men, in a creative and casual environment, join us for a men’s craft night- yes men can do crafts too!
For this craft night we will be making a set of 4 wooden coasters. You’ll have the option to try wood burning, decoupage, or painting. If you’d like to make photo coasters, bring along four (4×6) photos.
We need at least 5 people to run this event, so share with anyone else who might be interested! We will refund you if this event doesn’t fill, but hopefully it will!
This event is BYOB. We will have tea and if you arrive before 6 you can snag a cup of coffee from Denim next door. (They close at 6)
Owlfeathers Watercolor Class: Paint Your Books
This beginner friendly painting workshop will teach you how to paint a stack of your favorite books in watercolor. The class includes a small group lesson, followed by individualized one-on-one guidance by your instructor, Hannah, of Owlfeathers Watercolor.
We can’t wait to bring your stack to life! Please email a photo of your books arranged in the exact order and orientation you’d like them traced. To keep everything just right, be sure your stack is no taller than 9–10 inches.
This workshop is:
Beginner Friendly
Book Outlines Provided
No prior experience needed.
All supplies included.
Positive and Encouraging Atmosphere
Paper Size: 9x12
Frames available for purchase after event.
Questions? Please don’t hesitate to reach out owlfeatherswatercolor@gmail.com | 717-494-2084
Unlike most painting workshops, at Owlfeathers Watercolor we do not rely on copy-after-me style instruction. Rather, we believe everyone is capable of creating unique artwork when taught the foundational techniques and skills in small group lessons, and then encouraged and supported by one-on-one individualized instruction.
Students will view paintings from at least 4-5 artists, and sometimes even prior students showing different ways the same technique or theme might be expressed through watercolor. Students are able to draw inspiration from provided artist examples, a personal photo, or their own imagination! As a result, no two paintings will be alike, as everyone finds their own artist's voice!
Owlfeathers Watercolor Class: Painting Flowers on Black Watercolor Paper
This beginner-friendly watercolor workshop will give you the opportunity to paint whimsical flowers on black watercolor paper using a mix of watercolor and gouache! The class will begin with a lesson on the basics of watercolor, followed by instruction on techniques needed paint the flowers. The workshop will be a mix of small group and individualized instruction.
Open to all ages able to follow instructions.
Beginner Friendly.
All Supplies Included.
Positive and Encouraging
BYOB + Snacks
Paper Size 9x12
Frames available for purchase at event
Questions? Please don’t hesitate to reach out owlfeatherswatercolor@gmail.com | 717-494-2084
Unlike most painting workshops, at Owlfeathers Watercolor we do not rely on copy-after-me style instruction. Rather, we believe everyone is capable of creating unique artwork when taught the foundational techniques and skills in small group lessons, and then encouraged and supported by one-on-one individualized instruction.
Students will view paintings from at least 4-5 artists, and sometimes even prior students showing different ways the same technique or theme might be expressed through watercolor. Students are able to draw inspiration from provided artist examples, a personal photo, or their own imagination! As a result, no two paintings will be alike, as everyone finds their own artist's voice!
Paint Night! Design Your Own Doormat
Paint Night! Make A Personalize Door Mat (Monday 11/17/25 @ 6:00pm)
$55.00
Join us for a fun night of creating our own door mats!
We will have a variety of stencils and everything you need to design your own mat!
Seats are limited for this class!
Retired Adults Connect Art & Friendship Meetup
Are you looking to meet new people in a fun and casual environment?
Join us for an Art & Friendship Club!
We’ll gather together around a common interest, value, or experience, and dive into low-key art making as a way to ease any social jitters.
Participants can choose a project from our Art Cafe Menu upon arrival, and enjoy a complimentary tea or beverage.
Cricut paper crafting (Intermediate Level) with Guest Teacher Angie Wood
Level up your Cricut skills with cards, scrapbook titles & layered cutouts in this intermediate paper crafting class!
Family Design Your Own Spooky or Fun Mask *all ages*
Family Design Your Own Spooky or Fun Mask
$15.00
Bring your family to Happy Go Creative Studio to Design You Own Fun Mask!We will have supplies available to decorate your own fun or spooky mask!
Kids Art Night (Parents Night Out)
Parents Out/Kids Craft Night
$36.00
Want to go on a date night but the thought of finding a babysitter you trust just feels like too big of a hurdle? Drop your kids off for our Kids Craft Night at Happy Go Creative Studio while you enjoy a date downtown (or whatever!)
This event runs from 5:00-8:00pm and is for children ages 5-13.
Each ticket includes up to 3 hours of crafting, pizza, apples, a juice box and a treat. Participants are welcome to bring their own packed dinner.
Design Your Own Masquerade Mask *all ages*
Design Your Own Masquerade Mask
$15.00
Join us at Happy Go Creative Studio to Design You Own Masquerade Mask! Whether your attending the Downtown Carlisle Masquerade on Saturday 10/25, or you simply want to design a mask for your own enjoyment, we hope you’ll join us! We will have supplies available to decorate your own mask!
You can bring your own mask provided by Love Carlisle if you are attending the Masquerade and will have masks available for purchase in the studio for $5.
Progressive Women Connect Art & Friendship Meetup
Are you looking to meet new people in a fun and casual environment?
Join us for an Art & Friendship Club!
We’ll gather together around a common interest, value, or experience, and dive into low-key art making as a way to ease any social jitters.
Participants can choose a project from our Art Cafe Menu upon arrival, and enjoy a complimentary tea or beverage.
Tween/Teen Girl Art & Friendship Club for Home/Cyber Schoolers
Make Friends. Make Art!
Tween/Teen Girls (Ages 10+) (Homeschool/Cyber School) Art & Friendship Club
Fridays, 12:30-2:30pm, September 12th-December 19th (excluding October 3 & November 28)
$20 registration fee + $65/mo Sept, Oct, Nov, Dec.
Spots are limited!